Wednesday, June 23, 2010

A deep happiness has seized me My Christian friends say that I have received the Holy SpiritIt is only the truth of solitude It is only the torn anemone fastened to the rock its root exposed to the off-shore wind O friend of my scribbled life Your heart is like mine— your loneliness will bring you home.

"The primary focus of this path of choosing wisely...is learning to stay present. Pausing very briefly, frequently throughout the day, is an almost effortless way to do this. For just a few seconds we can be right here. Meditation is another way to train in learning to stay or...learning to come back, to return to the present over and over again."

Salubrion Enso Clock

"In Zen Buddhist painting, ensō symbolizes a moment when the mind is free to simply let the body-spirit create. The brushed ink of the circle is usually done on silk or rice paper in one movement and there is no possibility of modification: it shows the expressive movement of the spirit at that time."